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What Are You Grateful for This Year?
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Researcher Brené Brown Helps Leaders Find
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Their Vulnerability — and Succeed
Is ‘Glamping’ the Perfect Winter Getaway?
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How Often Do You Rely on Checklists?
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Cinnamon-Spiced Candied Sweet Potatoes
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How’s Your Blood Pressure?
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IN CONTROL 2 Ways to Manage Stress (and Lower Your Blood Pressure) During a Stressful Year
Nov. 4 is Check Your Blood Pressure Day. It’s a day that serves as a reminder to, well, check your blood pressure! As we get older, monitoring your blood pressure is important, but it’s also important to consider what influences your blood pressure. A common influencer is stress. Stress elevates blood pressure. When we’re stressed for extended periods of time, it can have a detrimental effect on our heart health. That is to say, the more stressed we are, the more at risk we are to develop heart disease or have a heart attack or stroke — all things we want to avoid. What causes stress? For many people, it can be traced to outside sources or something that is beyond our control. This year was full of stressors, from the pandemic to the election. It seems that everywhere we turn, there’s something waiting to cause us stress. How do you manage stress? One of the best ways to manage stress is to focus on what really matters (which we talk about more in this month’s cover article) and what you have direct control over. The No. 1 thing you have control over is yourself! Here are ways you can take control of your stress right now.
Make lists. Make daily, weekly, and monthly lists (read more about that on Page 3!). This gives you something tangible to work with and brings what you need to do into clearer focus. As you check off each item, it brings you a higher level of satisfaction versus doing a task with no visible record. This feeling of satisfaction helps override feelings of stress. The more you accomplish on your list, the better you’ll feel.
Get moving. The importance of exercise cannot be understated. Not only does it help keep you in shape, but it also reduces stress and helps manage feelings of frustration and anxiety. Plus, it gives you something else to focus on. The hard part is making it a habit. Set aside 30 minutes a day to move and you’ll be feeling better in no time.
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